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“From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes by The Star’s exclusive carrier service. Phone Main 5000 to start immediate delivery. WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Generally fair today; rain tomorrow and colder. Temperatures—Highest, 47, at 2 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 37, at 10 p.m. yes- terday. far, Full report on page 122 DIE IN QUAKE INSOUTHERN CHILE, OVER 250 INJURED Talca and Chillan Hardest Hit—Dozen Other Towns Report Casualties. FORTY DEAD, 200 HURT TOLL IN FORMER CITY Martial Law Is Proclaimed—Tor- rent Loosed on Valley as Reservoir Breaks. By the Associated Press. SANTIAGO, Chile, December 1.— Official compilation of the dead in the earthquake which rocked Southern Chile early today reached 122 tonignt 'with more than 60 other deaths re- ported in unofficial dispatches. The government announced that there had been more than 250 injured. The cities of Talca and Chillan suf- fered most, although casualties were eported from a dozen other towns witi1 Jdestruction of property in many others. | In Talca the official count was 40| ead and 200 injured. The conductor of the first train to come from that city. however, estimated the dead at 80. Martial law was proclaimed in the city and demolition of tottering ruins 'was begun to prevent further casualties. Fire Destroys Hospital. ‘The minister of war flew to Talca to take charge of matters while a special train rushed supplies and physicians and nurses. The hospital there had been destroyed by fire. | The Government announced that 17 were killed and 30 injured at Chillan, where 50 houses were destroyed. A total of 40 killed and more than 100 injured was offiially reported at the Barahona Sist camp of the Teniente Mine of the Bra- gen Copper Co., where the shock broke a reservoir and loosed a torrent down valley. Five dead and four injured were offi- cially reported from Peleguen and six dead from Santa Cruz, although the un- official list showed 13 dead in the latter town. There were five dead in Quinta Jand two others in Curico. 7. he S WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. Invitation to Ride In President’s Car Is Refused by Girl By the Associated Press. SWANNANOA CLUB, NEAR WAYNESBORO, Va., December 1.— A little girl walking along a Virginia country road today was given an invitation to ride with no less a person than the President of the United States—an invitation which she did not accept. Mr. Coolidge was returning to the Swannanoa Country Club from a hunting trip when he noticed the youngster trudging along the road, carrying what appeared to be a heavy bundle, He ordered his auto- mobile stopped and sent secret service meh to ask the child if she did not want to ride. Awe-struck, she silently shook her head and fled down a side road. SRS L0 S PEN ONNANVLLE RTES Millionaire’s Daughter Bride of Nephew of King of Sweden. Is By the Assoclated Press PLEASANTVILLE, N. Y. December 1.—A. daughter of American millions became the bride of a nephew of the King of Sweden in a military wedding this afternoon which glittered with all the splendor extreme wealth and posi- tion could afford. ‘The bride was Miss Estelle Manville, daughter .of H. E. Manville, American industrial leader, many times a mil- lionaire. ‘The bridegroom was Count Folke Bernadotte, a descendant of Na- poleon’s marshal of that name, after- ward King of Sweden, and himself a nephew of King Gustav V, present ruler of that country. The ceremony took place here at 4 pm. in St. John’s Episcopal Church, where the Manville country home is situated. The wedding service was read by the Right Rev. Ernest M. Stires, Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Long Island. The Rev. Emmons P. Burrill, rector of St. John's, and the Rev. John }LJ:W, Jjr., of Watervury, Conn. as- Escorted by Father. ‘The bride walked to the chancel steps through the center aisle in the little church to the strains of the “Lohen- grin Wedding March.” She was escort- ed by her father. She was preceded by the bridal procession of ushers, bridesmaids and cushion bearers, who arranged themselves on either side of the chancel. Count. Bernadotte and his best man, H. R. H, Prince Gustavus Adolphus, eld- est son of the Crown Prince of s'tmthg' 2 been given away & iake. Martial prevented any disorders or looting. Cathedral in Ruins. A hospital and dispensary at Temuco vere wiped out and the cathedral at es is in ruins. The Port of Cpn- cepcin reported two injured and con- iderable property damage. The Port of Tome suffered slight damage to houses. The government has authorized funds to enable the afflicted localities to meet the situation. President Ibanez, who lwas touring in Southern Chile, an- nounced that he would visit the stricken district to inform himself of its needs. From the ruins of 100 houses demol- ished at Curico the bodies of a woman and her baby had been recovered, but it was feared others were burned in the debris. The poorer section of that town was particularly devastated. Among the lu¥e bufldings to suffer was the Bank of Chile. Several Hurt in Rush. The railroad station at Tinguiririca was destroyed. Santiago and Valparaiso were only slightly damaged, but several persons were injured in the panic-stricken rush of the populace for the open air when the quake woke them from sleep. Martial law was proclaimed at Talca and the minister of war hastened there by airplane. Special trains with troops land relief supplies were started for the stricken zone. A war ship was ordered jirom Talcahuano to Constitucion to ender aid, The earth tremors recurred for a eriod of three hours, although only e most severe was felt in the capital, he center was believed to have pear Talca. Houses Swept Away. The torrent from the broken reservoir bt the mining camp swept away houses nd their occupants as it raced down he valley toward Cachapoal. The eservoir held water used in washing e ore from the copper mines. Warnings were sent to the villages hown the valley, including Rio Abajo. ithough structures along the river bank in Cachpapoal were swept away nd silt was heaped high in the lower bart of the town by the raging stream, he authorities believed that their mergency measures will keep the flow check. The authorities of Rancagua, the bapital of the province, and a little ower in the valley, took measures to brevent the fouled water from entering he reservoirs of drinking water at that oint and others in the vicinity. Advice Fragmentary. While the government tonight was naking every effort to determined the xtent of the catastrophe in order to p:d the stricken inhabitants, it could bbtain only fragmentary advices over ound-about routes due to the almost otal breakdown in telegraph and tel pbhone communications within the af- region. The area affected most seriously by he shocks lies in the south central bortion of this narrow country, between he Andies and the Pacific, and stretches om Rancagua, which is 52 miles from ere, to towns about 200 miles to the outh. The ple of Chile are no strangers Lo earthquakes. In 1906 a lerge part bt Valparaiso was reducec to ruins and everal thousands persons were killed. ‘Whole Towns Destroyed. The most recent severe earthquake vas that of November, 1922, which de- troyed whole towns in Southern Chile [ hile tidal waves engulfed the seaports. Irhe quakes lasted for hours, the tidal caves mnot occurring until about two ours after the main disturbance. The U. 8. S. Cleveland, which today landed Herbert Hoover at Guayaquil, zcuador, for a good-will visit, in 1922, vith the American warship Denver, was been | both sides. Calla lilies After the by her father, Miss Manville and Count rnadotte walked to the sanctuary lace. E\z service, which was read from the revised prayer book of the Episcopal church. Count Bernadotte then took the wedding from his best man and placed it on the finger of his count- ess, and the pair knelt before the altar for Bishop Stires’ benediction. Reception Is Held. Immediately after the ceremony the bridal couple, followed by their attend- ants, were taken in automobile to Hi- Esmaro, the country home of the bride’s father, where 1,500 guests awaited them for a wedding reception. ‘The bride wore a gown of white trans- parent velvet, with a six-yard train con- taining & center panel of Brussels laee. She carried a bouquet of calla lilies. Her vell of Brussels lace was a gift of Queen Sophia of Sweden to the bride- groom’s family some years ago. It was held by a coronet of silver and crystals, recently made by the Swedish court Jeweler. Her maid of honor, Miss Marion Wil- lard, also wore white, while the brides- malds wore bouffant frocks of crimson corded silk with headbands to match and carried bouquets of white gardenias. ‘The bridegroom wore the uniform of a lieutenant in the Royal Swedish Horse Guards, and his attendants were also in military dress. Church Bower of Flowers. ‘The church itself was s bower of floral beauty, Poinsettas and ferns were used to follow out the general color scheme of red and green. altar was faced with flaming poinsettas, backed by cactus and rubber plants on formed the decoration of the chancel and banked the pew ends, while scarlet African daisies lined the stained glass window At the Manville home at the recep tion following the wedding yellow and bronze chrysanthemums were the deco- rations. The giant blooms lined the staircases and walls against back- grounds of ferns and smilax. The silk hats, lorgnettes, formal afternoon attire of the men and gorgeously gowned women made an impressive sight. ‘The wedding ceremony and subse- quent reception are said to have cost in the neighborhood of $750,000. Everywhere were lines of blue-coated policemen, there not only to direct traffic and hold back the crowds, but to protect the thousands of dollars’ worth of jewels worn by members of the wed- ding party and the guests. Before Miss Manville left her home for the church, accompanied by her father and mother and ms her (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) . {STOCK PRICES DROP WITH PROFIT-TAKING | Market Sobered by Federal Reserve Gold Report and Bursting of Bubble, By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 1.—Sobered by the Federal Reserve report and the bursting of a speculative bubble in Canadian Marconi, traders took profits freely on the New York Stock Exchange today, with the result that closing prices were depressed about $1 to $14 a share in a wide majority of issues. Selling was orderly and the pace of trading fell off markedly from the hectic rate of recent weeks. Total sales were 2,652,500 shares, compared with the Saturday record of 3,207,000 made hed to Chile with relief supplies from he Canal Zone as soon as President arding heard of the disaster. The merican Red Crass also assisted in the liel and rgpabilidation. three weeks ago. The Associated Press average price of 20 industrials was de- pressed about $3, and of 20 rails, 47 PEBS ] WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY - MORNING, % DECEMBER 1928— 124 PAGES. @ M A iated P . eans Associated Press. | FIVE WASHINGTON Al CE ND SUBURBS |TEN CENTS ELSEWHERE PESSINISH CROWS A DOCTORS ADMIT NG IS FATRUED Public Anxiety Increases With Reports of Rise in George’s Temperature. BRITISH RULER SPENDS ‘RATHER DISTURBED DAY’ | England Sees Little Cause for- Re- lief in Guarded Wording of Bulletins, LONDON, December 2 (#) (Sun- day.)—At 1:15 this morning all was reported quiet at Buckingham Palace, and it was said that there was nothing critical in the condi- tion of King George at that hour. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, December 1.—Public anxie~ ty cver the iliness of King George in- creased tonight. The official bulletin this morning related that the royal pa- tient had experienced a slight rise in temperature, and the one given out to- night said: “The King has had a rather disturbed day, with short intervals of sleep, and is, therefore, somewhat fatigued.” It also was anrsunced that, although no forenoon bulletin was given out last Sunday, the regular morning and eve- ning announcements would be issued tomorrow. Public Is Pessimistic. ‘Thoroughly conversant with the cus- tomary reticence displayed in messages from the palace, the public was in- clined to take a more pessimistic view of the sovereign’s illness than was indi- cated by the guarded language em- ployed in today's official announce- ments. The exact extent of the pleurisy and infection of the lung of King George and his temperature are alike unknown to the public. His tempera- ture reading has not been given out by his physicians since Monday night, when the bulletin said that it had in. creased to 101.6 degrees. It was lower the next morning, and again yester- day a drop was mentioned. On Thursday it was announced that the infective process was being held in check, but the bulletins yesterday warned the public that the time of pos- sible exacerbation of the infection had not yet passed. King Reported “Fatigued.” ‘Tonight, for the first. o cians Sald that. The rOpel SaHEaL was “fatigued.” He bas been in bed almost two weeks, and his illness is now about at its crisis. ‘Throughout the vast empire tomor- row the subjects of the King will offer up prayers for his recovery. These will be not alone in the churches and chapels of many denominations of the Christian religion, but in the places of worship of many other creeds followed in the domains over which the affiicted ruler is sovereign. The Queen and Princess Mary took a short motor drive during the after- i noon, but the week end plans of the royal family were much altered because of the illness of his majesty. The King and Queen some time ago had planned to go to Sandringham today, while the Duke and Duchess of York had ar- ranged for a week end with the Duke and Duchess of Rutland at Belvoir Cas- tle, which they canceled. The Prince of Wales was expected | to start tomorrow his hurried home- ward voyage of embarking on the fast cruiser Enterprise at Dares-Salaam. Leaving the cruiser at the Suez Canal, he will travel by train to Alexandria and embark on the cruiser Frobisher, which will take him probably to Brin- disi. It is expected he will reach Lon- don on December 13 or 14. The exact plans of the Duke of Gloucester, for coming home are not vet known. He is still out of touch with the communication lines in Africa. He was expected to reach Sakania, Belgian Congo, tonight where a special car is waiting to take him to the coast. UPSETS MARK GRID CONTESTS IN EAST Boston and Detroit Only “Big” Unbeaten Teams—George- town Defeated. Boston College and University of Detroit remained the only unbeaten “big” elevens in the East and Midwest after the smoke of the grid battles cleared from the surprising beatings that were handed out in yesterday's games. Detroit ran its string of wins to nine straight in impressive style by defeating Georgetown, 33 to 13, in the Michigan metropolis, while Boston Col- lege reached the same mark by dispos- ing of Holy Cross, 19 to 0, in a game played.in Boston. While these two teams were keeping their records unblemished, Pop War- ner’s Stanford tes despite its long | hop across the country, was annihilat- ing the West Point eleven, 26 to 0, and Southern California, on its home lot, was routing Notre Dame, 27 to 14. In the meantime two teams in the South, which have clean slates, Geargia Tech and Florida, with eight wins in as many starts, were resting for combats that will be staged next Saturday with Southern foes. Georgia Tech's game is with Georgia, while Florida will take on Tennessee, & team that has not been defeated in nine battles, but which has been tied by Kentucky. Detroit and Boston College have fin- ished their schedules, but they did not play particularly pretentious lists and had Army beaten Stanford yesterday the West Point team undoubtedly would have received consideration as Eastern champion. Now, -unless Boston College is conceded the honor, the situation offers a prize puzzle. Southern California, which gave Notre Dame such a neat lacing yester- day, is the Pacific Coast champion, with only a scoreless tie with California to mar its record. -As Southern California is to meet Georgia Tech in a post-sea- son holiday game this contest may offer the solution of a national titleholder, especially if the Golden Tornado should defeat Georgia and Tennessee should et Floridey .~ {§ontiz CHAIRMAN WAVYS AND MEAN S COMMITTEE 77, | PHILADELPHIA This is the first of a series of articles on the successful operation of the Com- munity Chest in Iflvf! cities of the coun- try. The chest will be put into effect here for the first time this Winter and The Star, in an eflort to obtain concrete correspondent ~ to cities in the East and Middle West where the system been in effect, BY THOMAS R. HENRY. Staff Correspondent of The Star. PHILADELPHIA, December 2.—With- in the past two weeks Philadelphians have contributed approximately $3,200,- 000 to public charity. The money will be pro-rated among 126 organizations devoted to feeding the hungry, sheltering the shelterless, ministering to the sick and caring for the Widow and the orpHan, ‘This is the last the people of the Quaker City, deeply imbued with Poor Richard's tra- ditions of economy, will hear about it for another year unless there are grave emergencies which cannot be foreseen. This is the eighth year that Phil HOOVER RECEIVES ROUSING WELCOME Thousands Turn Out to Greet President-Elect as He Lands at Guayaquil. By the Associated Press. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, December 1. —Herbert Hoover today had a rousing reception on his first visit to the con- tinent of South America, He had been brought from his good-will ship, the battleship Maryland, by the U. 8. 8. Cleveland under escort of an Ecua- dorean cruiser. The welcome to the President-elect reached its climax tonight in a formal banquet given by resident Isidro Ayora. Mr. Hoover emphasized the esteem and good-will of the United States toward its sister republics of the Western Hemisphere and said that its democracy is the guarantee of its good will and that it cannot be imperialistic. He hoped that his tour would strengthen the mutual respect and esteem of equals engaged in a common struggle to build up human welfare. . The President-elect spoke hopefully of the world presperity which he be- lieves is in prospect. Expresses Cordial Friendship. President Ayora in his welcoming ad- dress expressed cordial friendship for the United States and for the man who is soon to become its executive head. Members of the cabinet individually ;nve similar assurances of their esteem or their Northern neighbor. A swarm of motor boats met the Cleveland miles off shore and gave Mr, Hoover a spontaneous escort on his ap- proach to Ecuador. As the cruiser en- tered the harbor the sirens of all ships in port shricked a welcome, while a’ shore battery boomed the presidential salute. The Cleveland anchored in midstream of the Guayas River. Mr. Hoover and the cabinet mem- bers who had gone out to sea to meet him were taken by launch to the dock, | where other cabinet members warmly | welcomed him and escorted him to the { official reception in the residence of the | President. Water Front Crowded. The water front was lined for 3 miles by the cheering population. Since large numbers had come from the capi- tal, Quito, and other parts of the coun- try, it was estimated that no fewer than 175,000 persons struggled for a glimpse of the nation’s guest. Not only did they line the streets, waving Amer- ican and Ecuadorean flags, but ascended to the house tops along streets throush which _he passed. A national holiday had been proclaimed in honor of Mr. Hoover. All govern- ment offices were closed and business was_virtually suspended. Along the route from the dock to the presidential residence were soldiers and volunteer firemen in brilliant red coats and glistening helmets, lining both sides of the streets and standing only a few feet apart. Behind them the crowd shouted without pause, “Viva Hoover, viva United States, viva Ecuador.” As the Hoover party the soldiers. and firemen formed ranks and paraded past_the presidential residence, where < i COMMUNITY CHEST STABILIZES $3.200.000 Given for 126 Agencies—Efh~ ciency and Organization Mark Oper- ations of Charitable Nature. — 7 el Rt 77 2514 il il Al | WELFARE WORK delphia’s charities have been operated under the Community Chest plan, with the Welfare Federation serving as the | “neck of the bottle” through which all | contributions must pas? in the interests | | of efficiency and economy. This city of | more than 2,000,000 population is the largest -community yet to adopt this method of administering charity in order to eliminate waste and increase the amount of money actually available to g assistance. Practically all the Protestant and non-sectarian charitable organizations in the city now operate through the Welfare Federation, of which they are component parts. The Jewish and Catholic charities maintain federations of their own, conceived along similar lines and- with -almost no duplication of et yeits “wgo the ~ Community Chiest was 1 more than an !ur That this et ol with. s Josers ket grea 0 m“m‘ n:l loc; comm‘l'tlwe and t‘l"tsu Te- racial groupings, constituted a particularly difficult field for secus the essential co-operation. Some of the welfare organizations had ancient historical records of which they were (Continued on Page 6, Column 1.) PLANE CRASH KILLS FIVE MEN IN TEXAS Bodiés Burned Beyond Rec- ognition When Flaming Craft Dives to Earth. By the Associated Press. SPUR, Tex.,, December 1.—Five men were burned to death six miles north of ‘Spur this afternoon when the tri- motored airplane in which they were riding en route from San Antonio to Denver crashed and burst into flames. Homer D. Ballard of Denver, owner of the ship and millionaire president of the Sunbeam Air Transport Co., Denver, was one of the victims. The plane was piloted by Matthew Watson, San Antonio, commercial pilot. The other victims: Willls Washburn, 22, employe of a San Antonio garage; a Filipino cook, employed by Ballard, by the name of Quinten, and James O’Banion, Ballard’s chauffeur, Denver. ‘The bodies of the five men were so badly charred that identification was impossible, Itk was determined soon after the crash that Ballard and Watson were probably among the dead as papers found in a suitcase thrown clear of the wreckage disclosed their names. The other victims names were learned at San Antonio where the plane took off early.today. ~ Line men employed by the West Texas Utilities Cp. saw the ship crash at about 5 o'clock this afternoon and were first to reach the.scene. The plane was first identified by .its liconse number by & fiyer employed at San Antonio. The trouble that led to the crash had not been ascertained -tonight. = The plane was seen flying low as though in an attempt to get down when suddenly it went out of control and crashed inj flames. Ballard was said to own property in 13 States and in two Canadian prov- inces. He: purchased the first Ryan monoplane manufactured after Col. Charles A.- Lindbergh’s- “Spirit of St. Louis” was turned out. ‘Watson, the. pilot, was a well known commercial pilot and war air veteran. He recently had been employed as pilot at (the Austin Airport. During the World War he was a sergeant in the Alr Service and - was stationed at El- lington Field, Houston, and Mitchel Field, New York. He formerly oper- amld{n fiying school in Los Angeles, Calif. e He is survived by a daughter, “Bub- bles;” living in Cleveland, Ohio, and his father, who lives in Gary, Ind. AIR LINE OWNED PLANE. Millionaire Aviation Enthusiast Presi- dent of Denver Company. DENVER, December 1 (#).—The air- plane which crashed near Spur, Tex.. today, killing five persons, was owned by the Sunbeam Air Transport Co., Inc., with offices h ere. Homer ' D. Ballard, millionaire avia- tion enthusiast, was president of the LOBPBN 4 I i i il ROBERTS REMOVAL ROW FLARES ANEW Storm Brewing in Federation | Over Utilities Committee Breaks at Meeting. ‘The storm that has been brewing in | the ranks of organized citizenship over | the removal of William A. Roberts as | vice chairman of the public utilities committee of the Federation of Citi- zens' Associations broke at a meeting of that organization last night in the District Building. ‘The outburst centered around a news- | paper - editorial criticizing Dr. George | C. Havenner, newly elected president, for ousting Roberts, who, with William MCcK. Clayton, represented the federa- tion in the important public utility bat- | tles of the last year. The federation’s attention was called to the by Maj. Clayton E. Em| decessor as vice chairman of the utili- ties committee. In the midst of the heated arguments, Grover W. Ayres sought to have Roberts restored to the committee, but his mo- tion was ruled out of order by Presi-; dent Havenner. In doing so he cited ! his authority to appoint the committees ! of the federation. Emig Attacks Editorials. Maj. Emig charged that the editorial attacking Havenner was written “either in ignorance of fact or insincerity to| organized citizenship of the District.” Both Clayton and Roberts made at- tempts to check Emig's speech, and when Havenner overruled their points of order, Roberts leaped to the floor and shouted: “I absolutely see on necessity for the remarks.” Clayton subsequently demanded that Emig withdraw a state- ment that Dr. Milo R. Maltbie, New York valuation expert, who is making a study of the transit merger plan for the Senate District committee, “is hostile to_public_utilities.” When Emig finished, Havenner re- linquished the chair and made an im- passioned and emphatic denial of accu- sations against him in the editorial. “I have been accused of placing a pro- merger group on the public utilities committee,” he declared. “That is an absolute falsehood, made out of the whole cloth. Moreover, I did not confer with any of the delegates I appointed on the committee as to their merger views. Every bit of this nasty publicity has been hatched in one place and I know the place.” Clayton Takes Floor. Clayton then took the floor and praised highly the Washington newspa- | pers, as well as Roberts and his ability to represent the federation in public TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—41 PAGES. General News—Local, National Foreign. Schouls and Colleges—Page 14. At Community Centers—Page 30. District National Guard—Page 32. Cross-word Puzzle—Page 33. Y. W. C. A. Activities—Page 34. Clubwemen of the Nation—Page 35. D. A. R. Activities—Page 35. Around the City—Page 39. W. C. T. U. Actlvities—Page 39. Radio News—Pages 40, 41, 42 and 43. | and | PART TWO—12 PAGES. Editorial _Section—Editorials and Edi- torial Features. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 4. Review of New Books—Page 4. Financial News—Pages 6, 7 and 8. District of Columbia Naval Reserve— | Page 9. Marine Corps News—Page 10. Civilian Army News—Page 11. © PART THREE—16 PAGES. Society. News of the Clubs—Pages 10 and 12. Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 12. PART FOUR—I14 PAGES. Amusement Section—Theater, and Music. News n'( the Motor World—Pages 6, 7 and 8. Col. Lindbergh's Story—Page 10. Aviation, Activities—Pages 10 and 11. Fratarnal News—Page 12. Army and Navy News—Page 12. P Serial Story, “The Tule Marsh Mur- der”—Page 13. Spanish War Veterans—Page 13. PART FIVE—4 PAGES. Pink Sports Section. PART SIX—8 PAGES. Classified Advertising. Veterans of the Great War—Page 7. PART SEVEN—10 PAGES. Magazine Section—Fiction and Humor. GRAPHIC SECTION—12 PAGES. World Events in Pictures. COLOR SECTION—4 PAGES. Mutt and Jeff; Reg'lar Fellers; Mr. and s, High Lights of History, Screen of _afspecial session of the after Mareh 4. | Senator Borah of Idaho, Senator Smoot | House ways and means committee. TARIFF AND FARM AID CHIEF MATTERS AT SHORT SESSION 70th Congress to Start Last| Term Tomorrow—Little Excitement Seen. DAWES WILL PRESIDE FOR HIS FINAL PERIOD, Message of President Coolidge; Will Be Delivered Not Earlier Than Tuesday. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. | The Seventleth Congress meets for its final session at noon tomorrow. The opening promises little excitement. On the Senate side three newly elected Senators, chosen to fill vacancies, will be sworn in and the hour fixed for daily meetings. After the appointment of committees to anmounce to the| President and the House that the Senate is ready for business, adjourn- ment will be taken out of respect to| Senator Gooding of Idaho, who died since, the adjournment of Congress last | Spring. Vice President Dawes is here | to preside over the Senate when it meets for its last session of the present Congress—his own last session, too, as its presiding officer. The House will be called to order by Speaker Longworth. It's first session, too, is expected to be brief, and ad- journment will be taken as a mark of respect to members who have died dur- ing the recess. Seven new members are to be sworn in. ‘The message of President Coolidge to the Congress, which may in a measure be his valedictory to that body, is not expected to be delivered until Tuesday. President Coolidge abandoned the prac- tice which was initiated by the late President Wilson and followed by the late President Harding of appearing in person to deliver messages to the Senate and House in joint session. There has been no indication so far that the Presi- dent will appear in person to deliver this last annual message. If the Presi- dent so desires, however, he may decide at the last moment to deliver his mes- sage in person. On the eve of the meeting of Con- gress, there is still much uncertainty as to whether it will be possible to put through the lesislation which is deemed essenfial and thus avoid the necessity new Con- ‘There are two general Iative work cleaned up by March 4, and the program is carried through without a hitch, a special session appears in- evitable. Farm Aid Bill in Shape. Senator McNary, chairman of the committee on agriculture, has whipped into shape his farm aid bill, in accord- ance with the ideas of President Cool- idge and President-elect Hoover. He expects to introduce it on Tuesday. It will be referred immediately to the com- mittee on agriculture. In view of the exhaustive hearings which have been held in the past on this subject and also | in view of the results of the recent election in which farm aid was an issue, the belief is expressed that it should not take the committee long to report out the bill. It will be a revamped McNary-Haugen bill, with the eqauli- zation fee eliminated, but providing for a Federal Farm Board. There has been some discussion as to whether this board should choose its own chairman or the chairman should be appointed by the President. It is the opinion of some of those interested in framing the legislation that the sal- aries of the proposed board shall be adequate, particularly in view of the wide and important functions of the board and the need of placing on the board men who will be qualified to ini~ tiate and carry on this work. Although some of the Republican leaders at both ends of the Capitol have announced themselves opposed to a special session of Congress next Spring, there is a strong group of Re- publicans who are demanding a special | session both for the consideration of farm legislation and for revision of the tariff, not only for the farmer but for the manufacturer. Among those who take the view that a special session should be held soon after March 4 for these purposes are of Utah, chairman of the finance com mittee; Representative Tilson, Repul lican_ floor leader of the House; Sena- tor Jones of Washington and Repre- sentative Treadway of Massachusetts, ranking Republican member of the A meeting of the Republican mem- bers of the House ways and means committee has been called for tomorrow by Chairman Hawley for the purpose of determining if possible what course shall be pursued by that committee with regard to tariff revision. It is quite clear that it would be impossible to get through a general revision of the tarift at the short session of Con- ress. Promises have been made the armers during the recent campaign that duties will be increased on some of the farm products. Chairman Haw- ley has expresed himself as opposed to a plecemeal revision of the tariff. LOAN TO FINANGE MUNICIPAL GROUP SITE NOW PLANNED Treasury Advance Would Be Repaid in 25 Years Under 50-50 Ratio. COMMISSIONERS DRAW UP BILL AUTHORIZING PLAN Hope to Acquire Land at Once, Avoiding Greater Expense in Later Purchase. A loan of at least $9,000,000 from the Federal Treasury to acquire the land in the triangular area on the north side of Pennsylvania avenue be- tween Third and Sixth streets, the site recommended for the proposed munici- pal center, is now undergoing serious consideration by the District Commis- sloners in connection with a bill to au- thorize the gigantic project they are preparing for each introduction in Con- gress, The $9,000,000, according to the plans discussed, would be advanced by the Treasury for a period of 25 years with annual interest at 2 per cent. It would be repaid in annual installments through appropriations carried in the regular appropriation acts, but on the basis of a 50 per cent contribution by the Federal and District governments instead of from the general revenues. Draft Nearly Completed. The Pederal Government, the Com- missioners will hold in advocating this financial arrangement. should partici- pate equally with the District in this development, not only because of the fact that the project is part of the Fed- eral scheme for beautification of the National Capital. but because the pres- ent District Building was built under the 50-50 ratio principle. and the Dis- trict's equity in the present building which it must vacate, amounted to 50 per cent. The draft of the bill authorizing the development has been virtually com- pleted in tentative form and as soon as the Commissioners definitely decide on a scheme for financing it, the measure will be sent to the Bureau of the Budget for consideration as required by law. When the bureau passes on the bill it will then be transmitted to Congress. Although it is admitted the loan might necessitate a slight increase in the existing tax rate of $1.70 on $100 of assessed valuation on real estate and personal tangible and intangible prop- erty, the Commissioners, it was said, feel that it is the only feasible plan at present for acquisition of the land at one time. Piecemeal purchase, it was pointed out, probably would en- hance the value of the property not acquired and increase the ultimate coast of the area. Site Contains Six Acres. The site it is proposed to purchase is bounded by Pennsylvania a\?enue on the south, D street, Indiana avenue and Louisiana avenue on the north, Third street on the east and'Sixth street on the west. This area contains six squares, the assessed value of which is slightly in excess of $6,000,000. Dis- ;)re":t om:lalsdl}m’e estimated that it can purchased for aj i - frpedt pproximately $9,000 The cost of the entire project, in- cluding the land, has beexlx) e'L!lmnEd at $35,000,000 by Municipal Architect Albert L. Harris. His calculations, however, are based, on present day prices and existing labor wage scales, and as it is planned to stretch the de- velopment over a long period of years, the estimate, it is thought will vary in accordance with price fluctuations. - Acquisition of the property is the first step in the program and it is on this feature that the Commissioners are concentrating their attention. De. tails concerning the buildings to erected on the site, their cost and method of financing, likely will be de- layed pending congressional sanction. Court’s Building First. It has been tentatively decided, how- ever, that the firts in the proposed group of buildings to be erected in the municipal center should house the various courts of the Dissrict—the municipal, police and juvenile courts— which are now scatfered in various sectlons. An administrative building to replace the present District Building, which the Commissioners .believe will be forced out of ,the lower Pennsyl- vania avenue triangle by the Federal building program in about five years, probably would be the second develop- ment in the area. Other buildings would be erected as needs justified. By borrowing $9.000,000 from th: United States Treasury, the District government would not set a precedent in financial relations with the Federal Government. District officials point ouc that Congress once before authorized the municipality to borrow from th> Treasury to finance public improve- ments it was unable to purchase out of yearly revenues derived from taxati and other sources. That was in 1902 and, in the eight years that followed the District drew from the Treasury approximately $4,500,000 which was re- {mld with inferest at 2 per cent a year n the period between 1911 and 1916, The question is whether the commit- tee will go ahead during the short ses- sion with hearings on the tariff sched- ules and be ready to present a bill to| the new Congress at a Soring session, | as advocated by Mr. Tilson and others, | or whether the committee shall wait | until after March 4 to hold its hearings : and prepare a bill for a special session | to be called next September, as advo- cated by Speaker Longworth. Favors Special Session. ‘The American Farm Bureau Feder- ation, through its president, Sam Thompson, apparently favors the con- sideration of farm legislation at a spe- cial session of Congress next Spring. Mr. Thompson has so indicated in let- ters received here. This is the view taken also by the leaders of the Na- tional Grange. . The belief is expressed that at a spe- cial session in the Spring legislation for farm relief can be put through in plent of time to aid with the crops which will be harvested in 1929. Special stress is laid on the need of increasing the tariff duties on farm products. To wait until next Fall, or even until next Winter to revise these tariff schedules, would be a mistake, it is said. Senator Borah, chairman of the Sen- ate foreign relations committee, has called a meeting of his committee for the Federal Government participating equally with the Distri 3 G ct in refunding ie District government at the time the loan was authorized was operating under a tax rate of $1.50 applied on an assessment of two-thirds of full val Both the tax rate and the Aassessmen’ were fixed by law, and the Commission- ers lacked the authority they now have to alter the levy to meet changing conditions, ;. Action Regarded as Urgent. An $18,000.000 public improvement program, staried in the early 90's under which the Federal and District govern- ments were directed to share the cost equally, made the loan necessary when the municipality found it impossible to raise its $9,000,000 quota on the then inflexible tax rate. The improvements financed by this loan included the present District Building, which cost nearly $2,000,000; the so-called *“Million~ dollar” Bridge over Rock Creek at Connecticut avenue, extension of the sewerage system, and other necessary improvements. With the rapid progress on the Fed- eral Government's building program slowly forcing municipal activities out of the lower Pennsylvania avenue tri- angle, the Commissioners regard the civic center development as urgent and Wednesday. ‘He expects that the Kel- logg treaty renouncing war will be be- fore_the committee at that time. He | Co propose to give it priority on their leg- islative pre for the session of ' T (Continued on Page 4, Column §.) ngress _which convenes _tomorrow, @::nu‘ed on Page 4, Colump &%